Metal wagon-box.



PATBNTED AUG. v, 1906.

P. KIEF.

METAL WAGON BOX.

APPLIGATION FILED 1330.13, 1905.

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PATENTED AUG. '7, 1906.

P. KLB?.

METAL WAGON B0X.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13,1905.

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Bpeccatin of Letters la'ten intentes Aug. iv, 190e.

application nea maenner 13.1965. serai Nit-291.510.

, part of thisspeciiication, Figure 1 is a plan -havi-n an inwar view`of a metal wagon-box embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa longitudinalvertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation. 4 is acorresponding view of the rear end. i the line :1: of ig. 1. Fig; (iis asimilar view on the line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 iis a detail viev.r ofone of the forwardcorners of the box. Fig. 8 is a, similar view of oneofthe rear corners. f Fig. 9 is a' plan view of the rear end oftliebox.,f

.ln the drawin s, 2 represents the side walls ly-turned upper edgeforming a eed 3 and a :flange 4 at its lower edge turned inwardlysubstantially at ri ht angles to the verticahportion of the wal s.jingle crosabar nieces 5 are provided near the mlddie ci the'box, andbetween these crossepieces 15', between which a 'space-is formed torelor bars and the bottom late 6 the ilanges 4 are secured. by rivets 7.ertical straps 8 are riveted to the side walls 2 on the inside and havethreaded lower ends yprojecting through holes 9 in the cross-bars andsecured therein by lock-nuts 10. The ends of the cross-bars projectbeyond the sides of the wagon-box on each side, and supportsteps 11 andbraces I12 connect the cuter ends oi the cross-bars with the side Wallsand are secured to said walls by means oi'clips '13. vln front and inthe rear of the cross-bars 5 near the ends of the box I prefer toprovide triangular plates 14, havin@ flanged lower edges 15,which'extend in un er the flanges 4 of the side walls and are rivetedthereto and'to thebottorn plate. The edges of the trian ular plates areriveted to the side walls, an each late is provided on each side oi thebox with a pair of brackets ceive the stake of the wagon-rack usuallyprovided to hold the box in place on the run,

` 14 greatly strengthns larly the lower corner of the same at the pointf 5 is a detail sectional view ori lvwardlyrand bent bars 22 for the`between the disk 28 'and the hing-gear.

the vbox and particu# where the brackets are secured. The -side 17,forming: a curll or bead at turned edges le-bars 18 'are arranged thatoint, and an paral el with said from and secured to the side walls ofthe box, formin with said beads ideways to receive the en sof the gate19, t e` said gate ends be- "in'g folded or seamed to strengthen -theedges and the lower part having a horionof the gate, zontal Vflange 2 0,which rests upon the 'wa box bottom when thev gate is in place.

g. 7, to the guidewayswithouttheflange coming 1n contact with theangle-bars 18. At therear l end of the box anglefbars 21 are povidedoneach side, and similar angle-bars22 are ar- -ranged near .the bars 2 1and rsecured to the 'side walls by rivets n asimilar manner and lyspaced from saidbars 21 to formguideways for the rear gate 23. Theextreme'rear'end of the side walls 2 are preferably turned inaio'und theflanges ofthe urpose of holding the said bars more secure y andnisln'ngthe rear endy ofthe box. The gate? 23 has a-lan'gecorrespondingh to' theone described with reference tot e forward'gate,and theends 'off the ate are folded to' provide a double thicknessetwe'en the guideways, as described withreference tothe gate 19. Iprefer also to provide a roll or fold 25 on the upper-'edge ofeaoh gateto strengthen it and form asmooth finished appearance at that point. Thelower half of the rear gate is preferably divided vertically into two'parts 26 and .27',tl'1el former lhaving a disk 28 pivoted thereon,rovided with a recess 29 and a handle'jan the latter having a bar 31,one end of which extends gate 26, and l y locked in whereb the :gatesare norma grasping the their c osed'position. Upon handle 30, however,and revo until the recess therein is opposite-the end of the bar 31 thegatesections may be swung outwardly and separated.

I claim as my invention- 1. A metal wagolbbox, comprising side wallshaving inwardly-turned lower edges, in combination' with crossfbarsarranged be'- neatli said side walls and whereon said inwardlyturnededges are supported, a bot- Theiemployment of the plates v(zo lwalls 4atthe forward endhave inwardlyeads Aand Vspaced therehis Harige is cutyaway at the 'ends,as indicated in 1 allow'the gate' to be slipped intolving the disk y tom plate secured to said cross-bars through saidinwardly-turned edges, and straps secured to said side w alls and havingtheir lower ends projecting through said inwardly-turned edges and saidcross-bars and secured therein, substantially as described.

2. In a metal wagon-box, the combination, with the side walls havinginwardly turned lower edges, plates secured on said side walls and alsohaving inwardly-turned lower edges fitting snugly against thecorresponding edges of said side walls, a. bottom plate provided betweensaid side walls and means securing its longitudinal edges to the edgesof said walls and said plates, substantially as described.

3.,'l`he combination, in a metal wagonbox, with the side walls havingflanges at their lower edges extending inwardly substantially at rightangles to the main portion of said walls, of cross-bars arranged beneathsaid side walls, a bottom plate secured to said crossbars through saidflanges, straps secured to said side walls and having threaded lowerends projecting through said flanges and said cross-bars and providedwith locknuts, the ends of said cross-bars projecting outwardly beyondsaid side walls, and braces connecting the ends of said cross-bars withsaid side walls.

4. ln a metal wagon-box, the combination with side walls havinginwardly-turned lower edges forming flanges, plates secured on saidside. walls and having iuwardlyturned lower edges 'fitting snuglyagainst the corresponding edges of said side walls, a butseaosa tomplate provided between said side walls and having its longitudinal edgessecured to the edges of said walls, and a pair of brackets secured toeach of said plates on the outside of the box and having a space betweenthem, substantially as described.

5. The combination with the yside walls having inwardly-turned verticaledges at their ends, of angle-bars secured to said side walls parallelwith said edges and spaced therefrom, and an end-gate having verticaledges fitting between said angle-bars and the folded ends of said sidewalls and vertically slidable between them, substantially as described.

6. The eombimition, in a metal wagonboX, with the side walls havinginwardlyturned rear ends, of angle-bars having one flange fittingbetween said inwardly-turned ends and said side walls and securedthereto, the other flange being substantially at right angles with theside walls of the box, angle bars secured to said side walls in front ofsaid first-named bars and spaced therefrom and forming guidewaystherewith, a bottom plate and an end-gate having edges verticallyslidable between'said angle-bars and having a flanged lower edge toengage the bottom of the box, substantially as described.

ln witness whereofl I have hereunto set my hand this 5th dayA ofDecember, 1905.

rHiLLiP KIEF.

Witnesses DELIA LEE, liLoYD G. MEYER.

